Orders being taken for British native species.

It is important to check the delivery period when ordering as it is no longer possible to send outside that time. Plants are only sent when dormant. Instructions on how to treat your purchases can be found at the top of each group under "About". Paper instructions are not sent out. If you are buying as a present please tell the recipient to look at the instructions on here. Prices are per plant. Please send any messages regarding orders separate to you order as there is a problem reading them on my system. Please check plants on arrival as no replacements will be sent at a later date if the plants fail. Please notify me of any transit damages within 14 days of receipt.

£35.00

Cypripedium calceolus

This is the British and European slipper orchid that has been re-introduced into the north of England over the past 25 years. In the wild it grows in the limestone areas, mainly in shaded scrub. It has a reputation of being difficult to grow in gardens. This reputation came from the time when the majority of stock offered for sale had been dug from the wild in Europe. Today the plants offered are seed raised and most in their third flowering. They grow well in an inorganic mixture to which limestone dust has been added. These European plants have flowered this year and will arrive with me in early October. There is likely to be a heavy demand for them.
The plants are sent out to customers in the UK in two litre pots in a suitable mix which enables the purchaser to either grow the plant in the pot in a cold frame or it can be plunged in the soil in a cold shady spot. Plants are sent out from October to March whilst the plants are dormant.